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Teen registers people to vote while in line at North Carolina Popeye’s

A North Carolina teen has helped more than a dozen people who lined up to buy a chicken sandwich get the chance to line up at the polls.

The new spicy chicken sandwich is shown at Popeye's located on S. Front street, Philadelphia. Tuesday, August 20, 2019.
The new spicy chicken sandwich is shown at Popeye's located on S. Front street, Philadelphia. Tuesday, August 20, 2019.Read moreJOSE F. MORENO / Staff Photographer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina teen has helped more than a dozen people who lined up to buy a chicken sandwich get the chance to line up at the polls.

News outlets report 17-year-old David Ledbetter says he registered 16 people to vote at a Popeye's restaurant in Charlotte on Saturday.

Many people have flocked to Popeye's nationwide to try the new menu item. A tweet announcing the sandwich's release sparked a Twitter war with Chick-fil-A and Wendy's. Consumers have been comparing chicken sandwiches sold at the fast-food restaurants.

Ledbetter isn’t old enough to vote himself, but says he noticed a lack of young people involved in politics. He says he was happy to find the majority of chicken sandwich lovers waiting in the drive-thru were already registered.